Build Your Mobile Development Kit Client Using MDK SDK
Intermediate
25 min.
Set up your development environment that enable MDK SDK so that you can begin building your branded Mobile Development Kit client.
You will learn
- How to install a Mobile development kit client SDK on Mac and Windows OS
- How to build a branded Mobile development kit client for iOS and Android
- How to connect to SAP Mobile app
Prerequisites
- Tutorial: Set Up Initial Configuration for an MDK App
- Download the latest version of Mobile Development Kit SDK either from the SAP community download page or SAP Software Center if you are a SAP Mobile Services customer
There are 3 options for mobile development kit client:
- Install the SAP Mobile Services client from the public store which is meant for demo and development or learning purposes.
- Use the Cloud Build feature in SAP Mobile Services to generate a MDK Client (details are in this tutorial)
- Build a client on your local machine in your organization development environment using MDK SDK
In this tutorial, you will learn creating a MDK client using option 3.
For distribution to your users, you need to build a custom client. This enables you to:
- Provide customer app icon
- Use your signing profiles
- Distribute custom extensions
- Provide app-specific settings (Custom EULA texts, Add app assets)
- Add demo mode
- Customize languages (for onboarding screens)
- Use your own distribution channels, like the mobile device management of your choice